Thursday, 30 December 2010

Taken today at the local cinema "Kinocity" in Drammen, designed by architects Jens Bak and Halvorsen & Reine AS, I believe this picture illustrates why you should check if there are a hundred pigeons anywhere near before you put a flat glass roof on your building.

Wednesday, 29 December 2010

Okay, so you want to open the inside of your building to its surroundings and blur the transition between interior and exterior? Try making a really big, tall window. One huge piece of glass, much taller than a person. Put it into a wall, so that you don't have to have fifty layers of depressingly dark green glass to be able to heat your building. The wall also helps frame the view and proved you with something to lean on when you want to sit or stand in the window and look out for a while. It works.